Windmill connecting-bolt.



L. F. MOHNIK'E. WINDMILL CONNECTING BOLT." I

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3. I917.

1,277,239. Patent ed Aug. 27, 1918.

nonrn MOHNIKE; or SHIGKLEY, NEBnesKA. V

WIN-DMILL. connzncrme-notr.

Specification of Lettersiatent. Refit e ated. Aug, 27, 17918,

Application filedfictob'er 3, 1917. Serial N 0. 184,546.

To. alliwham it may concern Be it known that I, LOUIE Mon-NIKE, a citizen of the United" States, residingat Shickley, in the county of Fillmore and State of. Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Windmill Connecting-Bolts; and I do. hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear; and" exact description oft-he invention, such as will-enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates toimprovements i-n windmill bolts.

The object of this inventionis' to. improve the construction of windmill" bolts so -'that an ordinary sucker arm of a, pump may be detachably secured to the reciprocating rod of the windmill in a quick. a11d1re-liable,man-

ner:

Another object of this,- invention is to-provide a bolt capable of securing the rod of an ordinary pump to the. lower end of an operating rod of windmill obviating the necessity 'of'bolts, tapsor the like.

A further object of this invention is to provide a sliding bolt and housing therefor whereby it may be securedrigidl'y to the operating rod of a. windmill and. is arranged in such a, manner as to permit itto readily secure. the sucker rod of an ordinary type to the operating rodfof'a windmill;

A still furtherobjectiofthis invention is to provide a windmill bolt of this character, which will be simple, practicableand' comparatively inexpensive in construction and one that can be manufactured and sold at a low cost.

With these and other objects in view. the, l

invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and set forth in the claims.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a front elevation of a pump illustrating the sucker rod connection at the lower end of the windmill reciprocating rod, which is partly broken away.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation-of the windmill bolt illustrating it applied to the operating rod of a windmill which is in suction.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the bolt.

Fig. 4 is an end elevation. I

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of said bolt.

Like numerals and references designate corresponding drawings.

Referring to the drawings, numeral 5 in d-icates the pump of the type now in general usewhich consists of a base 6, a casing 7, spout S, suckerrocl 9' and an opera-ting hanpa-rtsin all the figures of the (He 10. The handle 10 is sup-ported tothe casing? by a suitable bracket ll'having-the handlepi-votally secured thereto as at 12 One end of the handle is adapted'to be pivotal ly secured' to the sucker rod 9 by providing the sucker rod with an opening 13 through which a suitable bolt may extend for forming this 1 connection.

.My inventionrelates to means whereby the sucker rod 9 may be detachabl y' secured tothe'reciprocating operating rod 14 of a windmill The-rod 14 ofa windmill ispro- 'v-i'd'ed at-its lower end-with an inward l y ex tendingbore or socket 15 for the reception of the upper end of the sucker red 9. A

housing 16 comprises a. plate substantially 'lfl shaped' in cross section which plate has its flanges or arms ofdifi'erent length and theflonger arm disposed uppermost. @ne end of each arm is bent upwardly to; provide an attaching flange, 17, this fiangeb'ei n'g' at right angles to the'longer armof the housing. The attaching flange 117 facilitates the detachable;securing ofthe housing to one face of' the windmill operating rod 1 f. The shorter armor flange of the housing '1=6"'1s provided with spaced recesses 1 8', and

is also providedfat onefend witlia-slit- 1 8 which facilitates providing of theattac'hing flange 17.

The portion of the shorter arm or flange defined by one recess 18 and the slit 18 is rolled back upon itself to provide a barrel 19 the purpose of which will be hereinafter more fully described.

The attaching flange 17 is bent back upon itself to reinforce and strengthen the same and it is provided adjacent each end with a bolt receiving opening which facilitates the detachable securing of the housing to the windmill rod as illustrated in Figs. 1.

and 2 of the drawing.

An L-shaped bolt 20 has one portion slidably arranged between the arms or flanges of the plate 16 and the said end is slidable through the barrel 19. The other portion of the bolt is adapted to be moved or swung downwardly until it is located between the walls of one of the recesses 18 and thereby hold the sliding portion of the bolt which is located between the flanges or arms of the housing 16 in either operative or inoperative position with relation thereto;

A clamping plate 21 is provided adjacent each end with bolt receiving openings which are adapted to receive the bolts 22 thereby rigidly supporting the housing 16 to the reciprocating operating rod 14 of the wind mill and at right angles thereto.

The windmill rod 14L and the sucker rod 9 are provided with aligned transverse openings 24C and 24. The opening 24 is in the sucker rod 9 adjacent the upper end thereof and is adapted to align with the opening 2st when the sucker rod is in the bore 15 of a windmill rod. Thus it can be seen that the sliding portion of the bolt may readily extend through the openings 24 and 24 and thereby detachably secure the sucker rod 9 with the windmill operating rod 14: and obviate the necessity of manually operating the pump. o

It is to be understood that the sliding portion of the bolt 20 is extended through the openings 24 and 24 of the sucker rod and the windmill rod respectively and the other portion of the bolt 20 is arranged between the walls of the inner recess 18 and thereby held against rearward movement due to the fact that it is at right angles to the arm or flange provided with the recess and it will be seen that the bolt 20 will be held in this operative position and prevent accidental displacement of the detachable connection between the sucker rod and windmill rod.

A cotter key or split key 25 is adapted to extend vertically through each arm of the housing 16 adjacent the outer end thereof and is illustrated in Fig. 5. The key prevents and limits rearward or outward sliding of the bolt when moved to inoperative position and it also prevents the bolt from being entirely withdrawn from the barrel 19 and housing 16.

When it is desired to operate the pump by the windmill rod 14L it is only necessary to disconnect the end of the handle 10 from the sucker rod 9, force the end of the sucker rod up into the bore 15 of the windmill rod let until the opening 2st of the sucker rod aligns with the opening 2a in the operating rod. The bolt 20 is then moved up until it i in the plane or parallel with the arms or flanges of the housing 16 and it is then moved until its sliding portion is through the openings 2% and 2a and then swung downwardly at right angles to the shorter arm and arranged between the inner recess 18 and the sucker rod is connected to the wind mill operating rod for operation therewith.

Having thus described my invention what is claimed is:

1. A windmill bolt comprising a housing of substantially U-shaped cross section, attaching plates formed at one end of the housing, means for detachably securing the housing to the operating rod of a windmill, an L-shaped bolt slidable in the housing, means for holding the bolt in an extended position in relation to the housing and means for limiting the movement oi the bolt in the opposite direction.

2. A windmill bolt comprising a housing of substantially U-shaped cross section providing long and short flanges, an attaching plate carried by the longer flange of the housing, said shorter flange being provided with recesses, and a barrel, an L-shaped bolt having one portion slidably arranged be tween the'flanges of the housing and the barrel, said bolt adapted to be moved into said recesses in an operative 0r inoperative position, means for limiting the movement of said bolt in one direction to prevent its entire withdrawal from the housing.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIE F. MOI-INIKE.

Witnesses:

JAMES F. BURKE, HENRY G. Grass.

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